State lawmakers representing Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago are holding two town halls meeting Saturday to update their constituents on the Indiana legislative session.
State Rep. Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond, and state Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago, will speak from 10 a.m. to noon at the Whiting Public Library, 1735 Oliver St.
Their second meeting is set for 1-3 p.m. at the Hammond Public Library, 564 State St.
“I’m excited to report on what’s been happening in the Statehouse so far,” Jackson said. “This will also be a good opportunity to see what my constituents are talking about.”
The 2020 General Assembly is required by law to adjourn for the year by March 14.
State Rep. Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond
Experience: State representative since 2018; retired Cook County, Ill. probation officer
Committees: Environmental Affairs; Family, Children and Human Affairs; Government Reduction (ranking member)
State Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago
Experience: State representative since 2016; small business owner
Committees: Government and Regulatory Reform; Government Reduction; Ways and Means
State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary
Experience: State representative since 2018; attorney
Committees: Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development; Courts and Criminal Code (ranking member); Interstate and International Cooperation.
State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso
Experience: State representative since 2006; aviation safety consultant
Committees: Elections and Apportionment; Roads and Transportation; Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (chairman)
State Rep. Pat Boy, D-Michigan City
Experience: State representative since 2018; retired small business owner
Committees: Elections and Apportionment; Family, Children and Human Affairs; Interstate and International Cooperation
State Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage
Experience: State representative since 2008; financial solutions associate
Committees: Elections and Apportionment (ranking member); Employment, Labor and Pensions; Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
State Rep. Mike Aylesworth, R-Hebron
Experience: State representative since 2014; farmer, former state environmental regulator
Committees: Environmental Affairs (vice chairman); Local Government; Natural Resources
State Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster
Experience: State representative 2006-14, re-elected 2016
Committees: Interstate and International Cooperation (ranking member); Roads and Transportation; Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
State Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary
Experience: State representative since 1990; education professor at Indiana University Northwest
Committees: Education (ranking member); Government Reduction; Local Government
State Rep. Chris Chyung, D-Dyer
Experience: State representative since 2018; real estate investor
Committees: Financial Institutions; Local Government (ranking member); Roads and Transportation; Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
State Rep. Douglas Gutwein, R-Francesville
Experience: State representative since 2008; small business owner
Committees: Agriculture and Rural Development; Environmental Affairs; Government Reduction (chairman); Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
State Rep. Lisa Beck, D-Hebron
Experience: State representative since 2018; attorney
Committees: Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development; Courts and Criminal Code; Employment, Labor and Pensions (ranking member)
State Rep. Jim Pressel, R-Rolling Prairie
Experience: State representative since 2016; small business owner
Committees: Elections and Apportionment; Government and Regulatory Reform (chairman); Roads and Transportation; Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
State Sen. Frank Mrvan, D-Hammond
Experience: State senator 1978-95, 1998-present; retired banker
Committees: Education and Career Development; Ethics; Health and Provider Services; Homeland Security and Transportation (ranking member); Local Government (ranking member); Veterans Affairs and the Military (ranking member)
State Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago
Experience: State senator since 2008, previously served 1994-98; attorney
Committees: Commerce and Technology; Corrections and Criminal Law; Ethics; Judiciary (ranking member); Public Policy (ranking member); Utilities
State Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary
Experience: State senator since 2016; community relations manager
Committees: Appropriations; Education and Career Development (ranking member); Health and Provider Services; Homeland Security and Transportation; Veterans Affairs and the Military
State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes
Experience: State senator since 2005; attorney
Committees: Appropriations (ranking member); Corrections and Criminal Law (ranking member); Environmental Affairs; Pensions and Labor; Rules and Legislative Procedure
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso
Experience: State senator since 2007; attorney
Committees: Appropriations; Ethics; Health and Provider Services (chairman); Rules and Legislative Procedure; Tax and Fiscal Policy
State Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell
Experience: State senator since 2014, state representative 2012-14; small business owner
Committees: Environmental Affairs; Homeland Security and Transportation; Local Government; Veterans Affairs and the Military
State Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores
Experience: State senator since 2016; consultant
Committees: Corrections and Criminal Law; Insurance and Financial Institutions; Judiciary; Local Government
